SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Churches and temples remained on their toes Sunday, taking strict precautionary anti-virus measures, in the second week since the resumption of their public services following COVID-19 outbreaks. South Korea eased strict social distancing guidelines on May 6, allowing churches, state-run museums and libraries to resume operations. But following a [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Roman Catholic churches in Seoul and temples of the country’s biggest Buddhist sect will further suspend their public services, at least till mid-April, as part of national efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. The Catholic Church’s Seoul archdiocese said in a press release on Thursday that all weekly [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Sun-ja, 52, is a regular singer in her church choir, but she has skipped singing for the past two Sundays. “I went to church because it’s like a habit for me, but I wanted to be extra careful and stay at church for the shortest time possible,” said [...]